The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-05-06

Of greatness, and even here there lies an ex.
quisite joy at its CORE For everything has its
compensationa Nerves such as these can
thrill with high happiness that will sweep
unfelt over the mass Of men, Thus he who is
stricken with grief at the sight Of the worlds
misery-as all great and good men must be-
is ut times lifted up with Joy by catching soiae
faint CLEAN of the almighty purpose that
underlies it ALL So it was with the Son of
Man in his darkest hours; the spirit that
the wonlds suffering and sin enabled him also,
knowing their purposes, to gaze beyond them;
and thus it is, too, with those deep hearted
| children OF his race, who partake, however
dimly, of his divinity.
And SO, even in this hour of her darkest
bitterness and grief, a CLEAN of comfort st,ug-
gled to Jes,' breast just as the first ray of
dawn was struggling through the stormy
night. She would sacrifice herself to her
sister-that she had determined Oh; and hence
came that cold CLEAN Of happiness, for there
is happiness In self sacrifice, whatever tho
cynical may say At first her womans nature
had risen in rebellion against the thought.
Why should she throw her life aways She
had as good a right to him as Bessie and she
knew that by the strength Of her own hand
she could hold him against Bessie in all her
beauty, however far things had gone between
them; and she believed. as q jealous woman
is prone to do, that they had gone much
farther than they had
But by and by her better self rose up and
mastered the promptings Of her heart Bessie
loved him, and Bessie was weaker than she
and less suited to bear pain, and she had
sworn to her dying mother-for Bessie had
been her mothers darling-to promote her
happiness, and, come what would, to comfort
ana protect her by every means in her power.
1t was wide oath, and she was only q child
when she took it, but it bound her conscience
none the less, and surely it covered this, Be-
SIDES, she dearly loved her-far, far more than
she loved herself. No, Bessie should have her
lover, and she should never know what it had
COST her to give him up; and as for herself.
well, she must go away like wounded buck.
and hide till she got well-or died.
She laughed drear little laugh, and went
ana brushed her hak' just as the broad lights
OF the dawn came streaming across the misty
veldt. But she did not look at her face again
III the glass; she cared no more about it now.
Then she threw herself down to sleep the
sleep of utter exhaustion before it was time
to go out again and face the world and her
new sorrow.
Poor Jess! Loves young dream had not
overshadowed her for long. 1t had tarried
just three hours But it had left other
dreams behind
"Uncle," said Jess that morning to old Sias
Croft as he stood by the kraal gate, where he
had been counting out the sheep-an opera
ton requiring great quickness of eye, and on
the accurate performance of which he greatly
prided himself.
eyes, yes, my dear, know what you are
going to say. It was very neatly done: it
isn't everybody who can count out 600 run
ming, hungry sheep without a mistake. But
then, l oughtnt to say too much, for YOU see
l have been at it for fifty years, in the Old
Colony and here. Now, many a man would
get fifty sheep wrong. There's Mel now"-
"Uncle." said she, wincing little at the
name, as horse with sore back winces at |
the touch of the saddle. ut wasn't about the
sheep that was going to speak to you. l |
want you to do me favor"
"A favorl Why, God bless the girl, how |
pale you ookl-not but what you are always |
pale. Well. what is it nowl"
II want to go up to Pretoria by the post |
cart that leaves Wakkerstroom to-mor-
row afternoon, and to stop for a couple of
months with my schoolfellow Jane Neville.
have often promised to 60, and have never
gone"
"Well, never" said the old man. any
stay at home jess wanting to 20 away, and
without Bessie, tool What is the matter
with you?"
II want a change, uncle, do indeed
hope you won't thwart me in this"
Her uncle looked at her steadily with his
keen, gray eyes.
"Humph!" he said, "you want to go away,